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Clubs this weekend

Berlin clubs: What’s on this weekend?

Berlin's clubs are open again, so what are the best club nights and acts to check out […]
Sustainability

Barbara Caveng on turning textile waste into fashion

A group of Berlin artists is shining a light on overproduction and throwaway culture – by recycling […]
Boozy Brandenburg

Wine tasting in Brandenburg: Where to find the best booze

Looking for delicious wine, hearty cider and complex whisky? Find out why a trip to Brandenburg could […]
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Explore the independent arts scene in Berlin!

From May 24–29 2022, the Berlin Performing Arts Festival (PAF) will showcase the diversity of performing arts […]
Street food

Autogrill, Bite Club, Thai Park: Where to eat Berlin’s best street food this summer

Warm weather means markets, pop-ups and cheap(ish) eats galore. Here are three weekend events not to miss.
20 years of EXB

Exberliner turns 20! Art, music and clubbing at Zenner

We celebrate two decades of Exberliner with a huge riverside party - and you!

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Art

What's on

Berlin art: What exhibitions are on now?

What's going on in the art world and which Berlin exhibitions should you check out this week?
Interview

Dayanita Singh: “Photography was my ticket to freedom”

We spoke to Indian photographer Dayanita Singh following her career survey at the Gropius Bau.
Das kleine Grosz Museum

George Grosz: Berlin’s nihilistic chronicler gets a museum of his own

A converted petrol station on Bulöwstrasse is the unlikely new location for a museum to Berlin’s most […]
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Summer

Music

Music & clubs

10 Berlin gigs we’re excited about in 2022

Our music editor looks ahead to the very best live shows happening in Berlin in 2022
Editor's choice

Live music returns to Berlin

But let's not forget the local artists and venues who kept the scene alive during lockdown.
Music & clubs

Raed Yassin on trauma, Berghain and his Phantom Orchestra

Raed Yassin on his work Phantom Orchestra, a specially commissioned piece for CTM
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Food

Japanese food

Zenkichi and Tsukushiya: Where to eat in Auguststraße’s tiny Tokyo

Berlin might not yet rival Düsseldorf for Japanese food, but is Auguststraße becoming a tiny Tokyo?
Drink

La Marinière: A smooth-sailing Berlin wine bar

Bretagne oysters, beurre blanc and plenty of bottle at this nautical-themed French wine bar in Wilmersdorf.
Vegan bakery

FREA Bakery: Zero-waste vegan pastries worth the queue

Leftover baguettes and unsold croissants become upcycled treats at restaurant FREA's new sister bakery.
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Stage

Editor's choice

May on stage: What to see during Berlin’s biggest month for theatre

Theatretreffen is Germany's most important theatre festival, but that's only the start of what's on offer.
Stage

Yvonne Büdenhölzer on 10 years of Theatertreffen

As Yvonne Büdenhölzer leaves after a decade as artistic director of Threatertreffen, we look back on 10 […]
Stage

Wheels: The Berlin theatre company building bridges to Kharkiv

After six years of cooperation with Ukraine, Berlin-based theatre company Wheels found themselves in a much larger […]
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Books

Books

Tess Lewis on Lutz Seiler — and why translators are destined to fail

In a rainy cafe in Prenzlauer Berg, we caught up with star American translator Tess Lewis.
Books

What to read this month: May 2022

Postcolonialism, exile and Soviets in Ireland, get our tips for what to read in May 2022.
Obituary

Sophie Raphaeline: Farewell to a literary legend

We look back at the life of a Kreuzberg bookstore legend, who died on May 6.
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Film

Editor's choice

Khorshid and Memoria: Transportive visions at the cinema this May

This May, enjoy an adventure in Iran and a hallucinatory trip to Colombia in our film editor's […]
Review

Paris, 13th District: Missed connections and dating apps

★★★★ Paris, 13th District is a sexy, evocative and immensely watchable romance
Review

Red Rocket: American life on the margins

★★★★ A washed-up porn actor returns to his hometown in Sean Baker's Red Rocket
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Politics

Opinion

Red Flag: How (and why) to squat a hostel

Wombat's City Hostel in Mitte has sat empty for almost three years, but Berlin police won't allow […]
The Gay Berliner

What happened to queer solidarity?

Would you charge a "consulting fee" for a chat over coffee? What happened to banding together?
May 9

Talking NATO, Prussia and Putin at Victory Day in Treptower Park

We attended the annual May 9 Victory Day celebrations in Treptower Park and found a very pro-Russian […]
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